Flower-holder.



W. R. STUCK.

FLOWER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23. 1915.

Patented Aug. 29

WITNESS WILLIAM R. STCK, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

FLOWER-HOLDER.

Specification of Leters Patent. ll'gmljrentd Aug. 291, 191 6.'

Application iled August 23, 1915. Serial No. 46,806.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. S'rUoK, a citizenof vthe United States, and a resident of the city of Oakland, county of Alameda, State of California, have invented vide a holder having means for supporting the flower stems at points intermediate their ends, so that long stem flowers may be properly arranged.

The invention ,possesses other advantageous features, which, with the foregoing, will be set forth at length in the following description, where I shall fully explain that preferred form' of my invention which is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification. The novelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeeding said description. From this it is apparent that I do not limit myself .to thelshowing made by the said drawings and description, as I may adopt other variations within l,the scope of my invention as set forth in the said claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of the holder of my invention showing a bouquet arranged therein. Fig.2 is a. perspective view of' a modified form of the holder, portions being broken away to show the interior and to reduce the size of the figure. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of the form of holder illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view of the supporting rod, a portion being broken away to reduce the size of the figure. Fig. 5 is atop view of another-modification of my invention when fashioned to resemble a turtle. Fig. 6 is a Vertical sec-v tion taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

The flower holder of my invention which is particularly adapted tol be used in connection with shallow bowls, vases or dishes, consists of a pair of foraminous plates 2 and 3' spaced apart vertically and 'secured' together by means of a base rlng 4 in which the edge of the lower plate 3 and the edge `of the down-turned .wall 5 of the upper plate 2 are held. The base ring is of sufficient weight to resist the overturning effect of a tall bouquet of flowers arranged in the holder.

Preferably, the two plates-consist of wire netting or screen, but they may be formed from sheet metal. In either case they are best secured together by holding in proper relative position and casting the base ring about their edges so that the whole forms a rig1d structure. The' bottom edge 6 of the side wall 5 may be curved so that it is held more firmly in the metal of the ring.

The lower plate 3 is held in the ring near l its upper edge 7 so that there is a space left below the plate. Heretofore, flower holders of this nature have been formed .with vertical passages extending completely therethrough, the passages being entirely bounded by walls, forming, as it were, a plurality of vertical wells into which the flower stems were inserted. Such prior construction, therefore, offered very limited opportunity for dressing a bouquet, since the flower stems could only be inserted in the wells and the person dressing the bouquet was constrained to allow them to virtually adjust themselves. With the holder of my-` invention, however, in which two foraminous plates spaced apart vertically are employed,`the flower stems may be inserted at any desired angle, either vertically or otherwise, and the bouquet may be spread or bunched as desired. rIhis holder, therefore, provides `unlimited opportunity for dressing bouquets in any artistic and attractive shapes and the formation of the bouquet is under the control of the person dressing it.

For flowers having thin stems, a holder having small openings in the plates may be` used, while for thick stem flowers a holder having larger openingsis used. Preferably, the upperforaminous plate has larger apertures than the lower plate, such an arrangement producing closer spacing of the apertures in the lower plate, which permits of a greater number of angles at which the stems may be placed, but both plates may be provided with the same sized apertures when desired. In Fig. l I have shown some of the flower stems inserted vertically and some inserted at an angle to produce an even distribution of the bouquet.

Many flowers, such as carnations, have long slender stems which are notof sufficient rigidity to hold the flowers without bending and drooping to such an extent as to mar the appearance of the bouquet.

erably adjacent their upper ends, so that they may be properly held. Such means consists of a rod 12l formed at one end to t into the apertures in the upper-and lower 'foraminous plates so that it is held upright when placed therein. Attached in any suitable manner to the upper end 13 of the' rod 12 are a plurality of fine tie wires 14. When the bouquet is one having long slender stems, the rod 12 is pushed down into the for-aminous plates and the wires 14 looped about the stems as shownin Fig. l so that each stem is heldin proper relation to the others and stability is given to the whole. The rod 12 is preferably .of the twisted light wire construction shown in Fig. 4 and is preferably painted green so that it is not noticeable when lacedfi'n the midst of the bouquet.

If desire, in the shape of a turtle as seen in Fig. 5. In this case the shell of the turtle 16 constitutes the upper foraminous plate. A piece of netting 17 is sprung into the groove 18 left in the lower inside edge of the shell and this netting constitutes the lower fo'- the flower holder may be .made

said ring and a second foraminous plate spaced above the first named plate and with downturned edges embedded in said base ring.

- 2. yIn a flower holder, a pair of foraminousplates attached together in spaced relation and adaptedto hold the lower portion of flower stems, an upwardly extending rod arranged in the openings in said plates, and

fine tie wires attached to the upperend of said rod and adapted to secure the upper. portion of the stems.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set hand at San Francisco, California. this 1 th day of August 1915.

WILLIAM R. sTUoK.

In presence of- I-I. G. PRos'r. 

